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The Schwenkfelders were followers of Reformation figure Kaspar von Schwenkfeld, who established a stronghold in Silesia. In 1734, hundreds of Schwenkfelders came to North America, ultimately settling in Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, and Lehigh counties, Pennsylvania. http://ow.ly/yF2Ct﻿

In 1798, Congress enacted and President John Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts requiring fourteen years of residency prior to citizenship and permitting the deportation of “dangerous” aliens. http://ow.ly/yF27o﻿

The future state of Mississippi was originally claimed by Georgia. During the Revolutionary War, it remained loyal to Great Britain but was taken over by Spain in 1789 and remained in Spanish hands until 1798. http://ow.ly/yF0Zzhttp://ow.ly/yF13d﻿

. During its early settlement, Kentucky was actually Kentucky County, Virginia. In 1776, it was divided into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. Its pioneers referred to it as Transylvania. Kentucky became a state in 1792. http://ow.ly/yeC1G﻿

The Harold B. Lee Library located on the campus of Brigham Young University provides access to both the University’s family history collection and that of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. http://ow.ly/yeBxfhttp://ow.ly/yeBzV﻿

An ahnentafel is a list of one’s ancestors with each one numbered in a sequential manner that makes it easy to calculate relationships. It is the most common method of numbering ancestors. http://ow.ly/yF2pa﻿

All original passenger lists for the port of Boston prior to the year 1883 were destroyed by a fire. Fortunately State Department Transcripts and copies of the original lists have filled in for the majority of the destroyed lists http://ow.ly/yF1qZ﻿

. In 1914, Ukraine was divided between the Austro-Hungarian and Russian Empires. During World War I, about 3 million Ukrainians served in the Russian Army, while 250,000 fought for the Imperial Army of Austria-Hungary. http://ow.ly/yeBpc﻿